the truth, and he desired to devote the remainder of his days in doing good to his fellow-creatures, particularly in the instruction of youth.  The project of the Saverdun school was then in agitation, and a manager was wanted.  The excellent Pastor Chabrand applied to him, knowing him to be the man for the office if he would only undertake it.  When he visited him for this purpose on behalf of the committee, he found him in his chamber weeping, and, as his confidential friend, he asked him what was the matter.  “Why,” said he, “my heart overflows with love to the Saviour, for all that he has done for me, and I seem to live without doing anything for his cause in return.”  “Well,” said the pastor, “but the way is now open for you; I am come with a proposal from the committee for you to accept the government of the Saverdun Institution; but I will not have an answer from you at present:  weigh the matter for a fortnight, and I will come again and receive your decision.”  A sense of duty decided him to accept the offer.

The superintendent conducted us to the members of the committee, to whom we had brought a kind introduction from Pastor Frossard of Nismes.  The supporters of this institution, are the most influential in the town, rich, and withal pious characters.  The Mayor, their secretary, is very active:  he with his wife, an excellent woman, and several members of the committee, met us in the evening at our inn; they appeared to be greatly interested in works of benevolence, and in everything connected with religion and education.

Toulouse, 3 mo. 20.—­We arrived in this great and busy city on Seventh-day evening.  Our first call was on the brothers Courtois, to whom we had letters of introduction from our Christian friends at Nismes.  They received us in a most cordial manner and were very open and communicative.

On First-day morning, after our little meeting, we called on Professor F. Banner; he was rejoiced to see my M.Y., whom he knew at Congenies twenty years ago.  He was then a Roman Catholic; indeed, in name he is not changed; but he is become very spiritually-minded, and much attached to Friends and our principles, believing them, as he said, to be the nearest in accordance of any with the doctrines of the New Testament.  He has been, with his wife, several times to our hotel, and we feel sweet unity with his quiet exercised spirit.  His situation here is important, having a boarding-school for the children of Protestants, with a few Roman Catholics, his piety and sincerity securing to him the confidence of both parties, which is matter of wonder in this day of religious conflict.  He is one of those characters, more of whom we are desirous of finding; one who wishes rather to enlighten than to censure the dark prejudices of men.

We spent the evening with our kind friends the Courtois, and attended worship in their house.  F.C. read the parable of the great supper (Luke xiv.), and made some remarks in explication of it; after which Pastor Chabrand spoke with much feeling on the influence of the Holy Spirit, the gradual operation of the Spirit in the secret of the soul, and the preciousness of dwelling in Christ, as the branch in the vine, in order to bear fruit.